Chapter 96, Miscellaneous manufactured articles / Heading 9603
HTS 9603.30.60.00: Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting, artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics, valued over 10¢ each
Schedule text: Valued over 10¢ each. Classification: Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorized, mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees) › Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics › Valued over 10¢ each
General rate of duty
Free
Column 1, USITC schedule
From China, all in
12.5%
Priced live by the Gateway engine
Section 301 China
none
Product action on this line
Forced labor 301
12.5%
9903.05.31
How the rate is built
Each line is a separate legal authority. They stack on the $10,000 customs value unless a carve-out says otherwise.
| Program | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|
General rate of duty (Column 1) Official rate: Free 9603.30.60.00 | 0% | $0.00 |
Section 301 forced labor 9903.05.31 | 12.5% | $1,250.00 |
Effective duty rate | 12.5% | $1,250.00 |
Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.
Questions about this example
- What is HTS code 9603.30.60.00?
- HTS 9603.30.60.00 covers brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting, artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics, valued over 10¢ each; the schedule's own line text is "Valued over 10¢ each". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorized, mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees) › Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics › Valued over 10¢ each. It sits in chapter 96 (Miscellaneous manufactured articles) under heading 9603.
- What is the general duty rate for HTS 9603.30.60.00?
- The Column 1 general rate of duty is Free. That is the most-favored-nation rate before any Section 301, Section 232, Section 338, Section 201 or antidumping and countervailing action, and before CBP's Merchandise Processing and Harbor Maintenance fees.
- What is the tariff on HTS 9603.30.60.00 from China?
- Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 12.5%: 0% general rate + 12.5% forced labor. No Section 301 product action applies to this line today. The Section 301 forced-labor duty applies.
- Which lines are related to HTS 9603.30.60.00?
- Neighbouring statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading are listed on this page. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.